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noun
The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: patrology
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Broader terms: Christian theology
noun
the writings of the early Church Fathers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: patrology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing
History
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin patristica, from Latin pater (“father”).
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